by admin | Apr 22, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
Big. Curvy. Thick. Whatever term you use for not skinny, that’s what I’ve always been.Pole dancing helped me learn to appreciate my curvy body and even feel sexy. And while my self-esteem has improved over the years, my taste in men has always been stuck in the tall, dark, and toxic category.After breaking it off with my latest mistake, I’ll admit I went a little wild. But those random hookups got old real fast and that’s not how I want to live my life going forward. So I decided to take a self-imposed man break.When Simon Parker asked me on a date, I had no intention of accepting his offer. We worked together for almost a decade and I never thought of him as anything more than a good friend. But my pole ladies convinced me to give him a chance.So I said yes, never expecting my stomach to flutter when he picked me up. Or that his lips against mine would feel oh-so-right.But I’d be lying if I said the thought of diving into another relationship doesn’t freak me out a little. Or a lot. I’ve been doing well on my own. I don’t know if I’m ready to risk my hard-won confidence. Plus, Simon’s definitely not my usual type.But that’s probably a good thing, right?
by admin | Apr 22, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
Unlock the secrets in Reunion GapHe’s not who he says he is…but neither is she…Ethan Nance lives his life guided by analyses and spreadsheets and avoids anything resembling an emotion. He did that once and suffered the disastrous consequences of opening his heart. Data collection, objectivity, and deductive reasoning are the keys to eliminating surprises and reducing disappointment.And then he meets Vanessa Rodelle, a woman who challenges, confuses, and disturbs him in a way no woman ever has.Vanessa Rodelle once believed in happily-ever-after, but reality taught her the hard lesson of following her heart. It’s much safer to let data and facts guide her.And then she meets Ethan Nance, a man she can’t analyze, understand, or ignore.Ethan and Vanessa might not believe in destiny, but one hot steamy night together changes everything, and no spreadsheets or logic can explain or erase it. Can they learn to trust and open their hearts once again for a chance at real love? It’s going to get very interesting and the residents of the small town of Reunion Gap will offer their stories, guidance, and support to help this meant-to-be couple find their happily-ever-after. The only question left is will Ethan and Vanessa take the risk and listen to their hearts? Reunion Gap series:Book One: Strangers Like UsBook Two: Liars Like UsBook Three: Lovers Like UsBook Four: Couples Like UsBook Five: Guilty Like UsBook Six: Pretenders Like Us
by admin | Apr 22, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
I had the perfect life with my devoted stay-at-home husband, great career, and beautiful daughter. Until my husband’s obsession with perfection took a dark turn and I learned more about my sister-in-law’s suspicious suicide.I had only just gotten promoted to executive director at Morgan Stanley – one of the youngest ever – when I began to notice that something wasn’t right in our house.The walls change shades overnight. Coffee cups appear in strange places, always full and cold. And my husband Mark’s obsession with perfection grows more disturbing by the day. An encounter with his schizophrenic father makes me question everything I thought I knew about their family. Mark’s father’s cryptic warnings about his daughter Rachel—whose supposed suicide a decade ago is shrouded in secrecy—suggest a darkness that goes beyond mental illness.As I uncover the truth about Rachel’s death, Mark’s increasingly erratic behavior begins to terrify me. Like his father, Mark seems to be losing his grip on reality—but I suspect something far more sinister than mental illness is at play when it comes to Mark. And that it’s the reason Rachel is dead.But before I can do something about it, it’s too late…
by admin | Apr 22, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
I had hoped to attend my high school reunion with a fancy job and a polished man on my arm, every bit the success my hometown had predicted me to be.But plans never go as, well, planned.Also unplanned was running into a hot, prickly mechanic on my first day back in Sapphire Creek.Austin Kyle sure knows how to work a flannel shirt.Based on the way the brooding man argues with me over an apple pie, it’s safe to say he doesn’t like me.Call it the former homecoming queen in me, but I need the veiny-forearmed grump to like me. I have a week to change his mind before I return home to the city.Before I know it, Austin’s occupying all my thoughts. I’m singing karaoke, bringing him coffees at his garage, and doing anything else I can think of to win him over.And it works—a little too well.One moment we’re arguing over who’s more stubborn, and the next, we’re crawling into his truck bed, a tangled mess of eager hands and bruising kisses.It’s not long before Austin’s charming his way into my heart, but this thing between us is only temporary.From the start, he’s warned me we wouldn’t have a storybook ending.Maybe I should’ve listened.*The Charm of You is the first book in the Sapphire Creek series, where grumpy meets sunshine and one homecoming leads to happily ever after. This full-length romance contains banter, explosive chemistry, and ooey-gooey feels, plus enough steam to make you blush.
by admin | Apr 22, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
Rileigh Bishop left her nightmares behind, but a gruesome murder calls her back. In a race against a shadowy killer, her life hangs in the balance.Ex-police officer Rileigh Bishop never wanted to come back to her hometown. But when a dead teenage girl is found with her tongue cut out, she must return. After all, that’s the same way Rileigh’s sister died.Reluctantly, she joins forces with the county sheriff to solve the brutal murder. The locals maintain a strict code of silence. The narrow mountain roads winding through Appalachia are fraught with peril.As Rileigh dives deeper into the case, she not only unearths connections between this murder and her sister’s death but dark family secrets.Secrets that should’ve remained buried.When the investigation nearly ends her life, she must find her resolve to solve the crime. Fast.Because she’s the killer’s next target.Hide Me Away is the debut novel from author Lauren Street and the first book in The Bishop Smoky Mountain Thrillers series.
